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niteh tetra atmt N. B. o o O P AE R; o F* L IB E RTY, 1 NDIAN A. LettersPatent No. 71,457, (Zated November 26, 1867.

IMPROVED GLOTHES-PIN.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY OONCERN; v V

Be it known that I, N. B. COOPER, of Liberty, in the county of Union,and in the State of Indiana, have invented certain-new and usefulImproyements in Clothes-Pins; and do hereby declare; that the folloivingis a full, clear, andlexaot description thereof, reference being had tothe aceompanying drawings, to the letter-s of reference marked thereon,making a. part of this speeifieation'. r

This invention consists in the eonstrnotion of Athe clothes-pin oformedifor olamping the clothes after the same are attached to the line.i

In'the nnnexed drawings, A represents the clothes-pin, which is formedwith the two ends of the Wire` at i the bottomvl As will be seen, thisWire is so bent :that a oii-ele, a, is formed at the top, where the Wireis douhled,`` and that below said eircle an ellipse, b, is formed by thetwo ends crossingeaoh'other directlyhrrdcr `the eirele` 1d. Also, asmall ellipse, e, is formed beneath the ellipse b, as the Wire againcro'sses andiallor vs` the two ends V-to lie against'eaeh other Withtheir ends hent voutwards. VBy theformation of the wi're in this manneritwill "be seen that' a spring is thiis made of the pin, so that theclothes are held firmly to` the line`` The elotlies-line may be runthrough the opening a., or the pin may crot'ch theline in the ellipse b,while'tthe clothing is connected `i i hetwee'l the two ends of the Wire.i l

Having thusfully described my invention,

f one piece of `Wire, so bent that a spring is what I olaim as new, anddesire to secure by LettersPatenthisfv i Forming one piece ofy Wire intoa clothes-pin in such a mann'er as to leave a `circular opening, a, attheltop i crossing the ends of the Wire below the circleto form theellipse b, and again` helenr `this` ellipse tofleave` ai smallerelliptieal space, O, whereby the clothes or line may be held by thespring of the Wire, as specified. ,n V

. In test-imony that I 'olaim the foregoing, I have hereunto set my handand Seal, this 4th day of March,i18`67'i.` i

N; B. e0oPER.i

Witnesses:

A J. W. OONNAWAY, F.'W. JOHN.

